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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1998|1998]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia | ====Region: [[:Category:Asia|Asia]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation]] [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation|Sexual/Gender Orientation]], [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video | ====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Deepa Mehta | '''Artist:''' Deepa Mehta | ||
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'''Dates of Action:''' December 1998 | '''Dates of Action:''' December, 1998 | ||
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'''Description of Artwork:''' Mehta's film, | '''Description of Artwork:''' Mehta's film, ''Fire'' is about a love affair between two sisters-in-law. <P> | ||
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[[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | [[Category:Sexual/Gender Orientation]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 3 August 2011
Date: 1998
Region: Asia
Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation, Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Film Video
Artist: Deepa Mehta
Confronting Bodies: India's Hindu Shiv Sena party and Indian censors
Dates of Action: December, 1998
Location: New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune, India
Description of Artwork: Mehta's film, Fire is about a love affair between two sisters-in-law.
The Incident: The film was removed from theaters in the cities of New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune after members of the Shiv Sena party attacked the facilities.
Results of Incident: The Junior information and Broadcasting Minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, decided to review the film and decide whether or not it should be banned.
Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99
